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Abolitionist Movement
Began in 1780
Movement to end slavery
Theodore Weld, Lucrettia Mott, James Madison, Daniel Webster, etc.
Message was to get skavery abolished -
Delaware Becomes a State
First state to ratify the constitution -
New Jersey Becomes a State
State animal is a horse -
Georgia Becomes a State
Largest state east of the Mississippi River -
Connecticut Becomes a State
Called "The Constitution State" -
Massachusetts Becomes a State
People in Boston built the first subway system -
Maryland Becomes a State
Famous for sea food -
South Carolina Becomes a State
States wildflower is the goldenrod -
New Hampshire Becomes a State
First potato was planted there -
Virginia Becomes a State
State tree is dogwood -
New York Becomes a State
1 in 38 people in the United States lives in New York City -
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George Washington Presidency
First president
Signed first copyright law -
North Carolina Becomes a State
First drawbridge in the United States was built there -
Rhode Island Becomes a State
Smallest state -
Vermont Becomes a State
Nicknamed the Green Mountain State -
Kentucky Becomes a State
State bird is a cardinal -
Tennessee Becomes a State
Known for Country Music Hall Of Fame -
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Washington's Farewell Address
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Sojourner Truth
Moving public speaker
She became free from slavery and started a new life where she wrote speeches, sold her house, changed her religion, etc.
Ain't I a Woman- May 29, 1851
She died in Battle Creek Michigan -
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John Adams Presidency
Also served as a Vice President,
Treaty of Morfontaine -
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Thomas Jefferson Presidency
Principle author of the Declaration of Independence
Napoleonic war was occurring -
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Chief Justice John Marshall
1803, 1810, 1819, 1821, 1824
Madbury vs Madison, Fletcher vs Peck, McCulloch vs Maryland, Cohens vs Virginia, Gibbons vs Ogden, Dartmouth College vs Woodwork
He was known for his fairness and believed in a strong federal government -
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Louisiana Purchase
828,000 square miles for $11,250,000
Big impacts evaluate France didn't own their land anymore -
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Marbury V. Madison
The court case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court, made by William Marbury.
John Adams, James Madison, John Marshall
Caused the Judiciary Act of 1789
Unanimous 4-0 decision, Marbury had the right to commission -
Ohio Becomes a State
State bird is the cardinal -
Lewis and Clark
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark went on an expedition across the Lousiana Territory -
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William Lloyd Garrison
Because involved with the American colonization society
Liberator- 1831-1865
Wrote things against slavery
His goal was to promote blacks freedom -
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James Madison Presidency
Huge contribution to the ratification of the constitution
Prohibited trading with Britain and France -
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Network of secret routes and safe houses for slaves
Harriet Tubman, Henry Brown, Anderson Abbott, John Brown
About 100,000 slaves were saved
Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Maine, and like 10 more states..
Goal was to free slaves by sending them to Canada -
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War of 1812
US V. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Led to the destruction to the power of tribes -
Louisiana Becomes a State
Has the tallest state Capitol building in the United States -
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Leading figure in the early women's rights movement. -
Indiana Becomes a State
Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old -
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James Monroe Presidency
Last president from the founding fathers of the United States
"Era of Good Feelings" began -
Mississippi Becomes a State
The town of Midnight, Mississippi was named during the daytime -
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Fredrick Douglass
Joined several organizations in new Bredford, regularly attended slavery abolitionist meetings
Most moving passage in Douglass's speeches: what to a slave is the 4th of July? -
Illinois Becomes a State
Ice cream sundae originated in Illinois -
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Transcontinental Treaty
United States purchased Florida -
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Dartmouth College V. Woodward
Landmark decision from the Supreme Court dealing with the application of the contract clause.
Case arose when the president of Dartmouth College attempted to make the college a public institution.
Governor of New Hampshire, president of Dartmouth College
Resulted in the rise of the American business corporation and the American free enterprise system
Ruled in favor of the college -
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McChulloch V. Maryland
Maryland imposed taxes on all notes of. Sinks not charted in Maryland
Maryland attempted to impede the operation of the second bank of the United States
Chief Justice Marshall
First substantial constitutional case
Courted terminus that congress did have the power to create the bank -
Alabama Becomes a State
Famous for Gulf Coast beaches -
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Missouri Compromise
Prohibited skavery in Louisiana territory -
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Horace Manns Compaign for Free Compulsory Public Education
He wanted good education for the public -
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Susan B. Anthony
Well known feminist who played a large role in the Womens Suffrage movement. -
Maine Becomes a State
Famous for lobster -
Missouri Becomes a State
In Missouri it is unlawful to throw hard objects by hand -
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Monroe Doctrine
Message was that any further efforts by europians to colonize or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as aggression
James Monroe -
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Monroe Doctrine
Message was that any further efforts by europians to colonize or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as aggression
James Monroe -
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Gibbons V. Ogden
Landmark decision in which the Supreme Court help power to regulate interstate commerce.
Aaron Ogden filed a complaint to New York asking to restrain Thomas Gibbons from operating on certain waters.
Thomas Addis Emmet, Thomas J. Oakley, William Wirt, Daniel Webster, Ogden, and Gibbons
Court ruled in favor of Gibbons -
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John Quincy Adams Presidency
First president who was the son of a former president
"Corrupt bargain" had taken place, leading people to want to end Adam's presidency -
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Andrew Jackson Presidency
Helped represent the common man
Greatest party battle -
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Nat Turner Rebellion
Rebel slaves (Led by Nat Turned) killed between 55-65 people
Nat was captured, not killed. Got a book written about him which won the Pulitzer Prize -
Arkansas Becomes a State
State flower is apple blossom -
Michigan Becomes a State
Detroit is know as the car Capitol of the world -
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Martin Van Buren Presidency
8th Vice President, Secretary of State
Financial panic of 1837 -
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Trail of Tears
Cherokee nation was forced to give up its land east of the Mississippi river
Andrew Jackson -
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Manifest Destiny
Wide belief for many that the United states was destined to stretch from coast to coast
Term originated in the 1840's -
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William Henry Harrison Presidency
Shortest presidential term (32 days) -
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John Tyler Presidency
First Vice President to be elevated to president
Tariff bill protecting northern manufacturer -
Florida Becomes a State
Known as the sunshine state -
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James K. Polk Presidency
Last strong president until the civil war
Treaty extending the Canadian boundary -
Texas Becomes a State
Mockingbird is state bird -
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Mexican-American War
Mexico refused to accept texas claiming certain land
Mexico comprised about 1,700,000 sq miles
We gained California and New Mexico -
Iowa Becomes a State
Home of the worlds largest strawberry -
Wisconsin Becomes a State
State bird is the robin -
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Seneca Falls Convention
Lucrettia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Included many discussions on female rights in society
First women's rights convention -
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Seneca Falls Resolution
The goal was to have equality between women and men
Women wanted the right to vote
Right to submit laws, right to vote, right for representation, etc. -
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Zachary Taylor Presidency
National hero in the United States Army
Slave market in District Columbia -
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Millard Fillmore Presidency
Last president not to be affiliated with either the democratic or republican parties
Bill to admit California -
California Becomes a State
State fish is the golden trout -
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Franklin Pierce Presidency
Purchased southern Arizona and New Mexico
"Bleeding Kansas" became a prelude to the civil war -
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John Brown and the Armed Resistance
He wanted to end slavery
He took action by attempting to start a liberation movement along African American slaves
He led a raid on the federal armory -
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James Buchanan Presidency
Ended troubles in Kansas
Served immediately prior to the civil war -
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Dred Scott V. Sandford
Decision of whether or not freed African American slaves can be US citizens.
Dred Scott (slave) threatened to sue
Dred Scott, Roger Taney
Hoped it would settle slavery question
Outcome: blacks could not be citizens -
Oregon Becomes a State
As more ghost towns than any other state -
Minnesota Becomes a State
A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop its head -
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Abraham Lincoln Presidency
Most respected president,
Civil war began during presidency -
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Whiskey Rebellion
Protest against taxed whiskey
Fairly significant, helped demonstrate that the new national government had the ability to suppress violent resistance to its laws
